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Montel Williams in Custody Fight

Television personality Montel Williams and his ex-wife Grace Morley divorced in 2000, a year after he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. They share joint legal custody of their teenaged children – Montel II and Wyntergrace. The kids live with Morley. Morley has asked a Connecticut court to modify the custody order, giving her sole legal custody. [...]
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Singer Anita Baker Avoids Jail in Divorce Case

Singer-songwriter Anita Baker faced a potential stint in jail for contempt over her divorce settlement with ex-husband Walter Bridgforth, Jr. Baker refused to sign documents that could turn over a portion of her music royalties to Bridgforth but ultimately avoided jail after explaining her position to the judge. The family court judge had ordered Baker to [...]
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Mathew Knowles Ordered to Pay Temporary Child Support

Mathew Knowles, father and manager of singer Beyonce Knowles (and father-in-law of rapper Jay-Z), has been ordered to pay Alexsandra Wright $8,200 a month in child support for her son Nixon Wright. Little Nixon was born on February 4, 2010. The child support order is a temporary one though. Earlier this week, a Los Angeles judge [...]
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Flavor Flav Reportedly Owes $65,000 in Child Support

According to court documents, rapper/reality TV star Flavor Flav (real name: William Drayton, Jr.) owes Angie Parker, the mother of three of his kids, almost $65,000 in back child support. Flav has an outstanding balance of $63,458 to the Albany County Child Support collection unit. In July 2008, Parker filed a motion to modify the child [...]
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Prenup Details and Restraining Order in Dennis Hopper Divorce

Actor Dennis Hopper’s prostate cancer certainly hasn’t kept his divorce from getting nasty. Hopper sought (and received) a restraining order against his estranged wife Victoria Duffy this week in a Los Angeles court. Hopper claims that Victoria has “repeatedly subjected [him] to severe emotional distress.” According to Hopper’s doctor, “The presence of his estranged wife [...]
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Jamie Lynn Spears Splits from Baby’s Father

To no one’s surprise, 18-year-old Jamie Lynn Spears has split from Casey Aldridge, with whom she has a 19-month-old daughter, Maddie. Spears, the younger sister of Britney Spears and star of the Nickelodeon show “Zoey 101″, made headlines in 2007 when she announced that she was pregnant at the age of 16. After Maddie was born [...]
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Actress Kate Walsh Finalizes Divorce

Private Practice/Grey’s Anatomy actress Kate Walsh has reportedly settled her divorce from husband Alex Young. Walsh and her divorce attorney Laura Wasser hammered out a settlement, finalizing the divorce which lasted as long as the marriage. The couple married in September 2007 and split in November 2008. According to court documents, Young was awarded $627,000 for his [...]
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Noah Wyle, Wife Split

Noah Wyle and his wife, Tracy Wyle, have separated after 11 years of marriage, according to a family spokesperson. “Tracy Wyle and Noah Wyle, who separated in late October 2009, have confirmed they have entered into a mediation process,” read the released statement. “Neither has legally filed for divorce. Tracy and Noah live in separate residences; [...]
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Dennis Hopper Files for Divorce

Actor Dennis Hopper has filed for divorce from wife #5, Victoria Duffy. Hopper lists this past Tuesday as the date of separation. The filing, in Los Angeles, cites irreconcilable differences as grounds for the divorce. The documents indicate that he is willing to pay spousal support. Hopper and Duffy were married in April of 1996 and [...]
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NY Jets Star Braylon Edwards Served with Child Support Papers

New York Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards apparently fathered a child with “America’s Next Top Model” contestant Nik Pace, who is now pursuing him in New York for child support. Pace gave birth to Braylon Jr. in Georgia last August. Edwards, who makes about $5 million a year, filed for paternity in Atlanta, claiming that Pace [...]
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Real Housewife of Orange County Tamra Barney Headed for Divorce

Real Housewives of Orange County star Tamra Barney has been served divorce papers by husband Simon Barney. In his Petition for Dissolution of Marriage, Simon Barney asserts that Tamra “has been verbally abusive and has committed acts of disloyalty and infidelity.” The couple have been married for over 11 years and have three children, ages 11, [...]
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LeAnn Rimes’s Husband Finally Files for Divorce

Dean Sheremet finally filed for divorce from LeAnn Rimes last week. Sheremet’s divorce petition seeks spousal support from Rimes as well as payment of his attorney fees and litigation costs. Sheremet married singer/actress Rimes in 2002, when they were 21 and 20 years old. They separated in July 2009, amidst rumors (later substantiated) that Rimes had [...]
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Jon & Kate Divorce Finalized

A Pennsylvania judge signed a divorce judgment this week, finalizing the split of Jon Gosselin and Kate Gosselin, former stars to the reality show Jon & Kate Plus 8. The couple has eight children, twin daughters and a set of sextuplets. The couple reportedly agreed that Kate Gosselin would have primary physical custody of the children [...]
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Beyonce’s Mom, Tina Knowles, Files for Divorce from Mathew Knowles

Tina Knowles, mother of singer Beyonce Knowles, has filed for divorce from her husband Mathew Knowles. Tina Knowles apparently filed last month in Harris County, Texas. The couple has been married for almost 31 years. The divorce paperwork indicates that the couple separated last January. Back in October, Mathew Knowles was served with a paternity lawsuit [...]
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Guardianship of Courtney Love’s Daughter Awarded to Kurt Cobain’s Mother

Courtney Love, once again, has lost legal authority over her 17-year-old daughter, Frances Bean Cobain. A California court appointed Frances’s paternal grandmother Wendy O’Connor and her aunt Kimberly Cobain as temporary legal guardians. A hearing is currently scheduled for February 10, 2010. Despite media speculation, Love’s attorney claims that the guardianship is not the result of [...]
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